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John Ridgely

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John Ridgely (born John Huntington Rea, September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968) was an American film character actor with over 175 film credits.

He appeared in the 1946 Humphrey Bogart film The Big Sleep as blackmailing gangster Eddie Mars and had a memorable role as a suffering heart patient in the film noir Nora Prentiss (1947). He appeared in a large number of other Warner Bros. films in the 1930s and 1940s.

Freelancing after 1948, John Ridgely cont

Born

Sep 06, 1909

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

Jan 18, 1968

Known For

Acting

Movies

146 acting

0 crew

Popularity

0.3

movie

Known For

The Big Sleep

The Big Sleep

1946

as Eddie Mars
Arsenic and Old Lace

Arsenic and Old Lace

1944

as Officer Saunders
The Greatest Show on Earth

The Greatest Show on Earth

1952

as Assistant Manager
A Place in the Sun

A Place in the Sun

1951

as Coroner
They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
Dark Victory

Dark Victory

1939

as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
The Roaring Twenties

The Roaring Twenties

1939

as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
The Letter

The Letter

1940

as Driver (uncredited)
They Drive by Night

They Drive by Night

1940

as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
1946 • as Eddie Mars
★ 7.6
Arsenic and Old Lace
Arsenic and Old Lace
1944 • as Officer Saunders
★ 7.6
The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952 • as Assistant Manager
★ 6.4
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun
1951 • as Coroner
★ 7.3
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 • as 2nd Lt. Davis (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Dark Victory
Dark Victory
1939 • as Man Making Crack About Judith (uncredited)
★ 6.9
Air Force
Air Force
1943 • as Pilot
★ 6.5
Possessed
Possessed
1947 • as Harker
★ 6.9
Destination Tokyo
Destination Tokyo
1943 • as Reserve Officer Raymond
★ 6.8
The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties
1939 • as Cabbie at Grand Central (uncredited)
★ 7.5
The Letter
The Letter
1940 • as Driver (uncredited)
★ 7.3
Northern Pursuit
Northern Pursuit
1943 • as Jim Austen
★ 6.0
Border Incident
Border Incident
1949 • as Mr. Neley
★ 6.9
Edge of Doom
Edge of Doom
1950 • as Detective #1
★ 5.9
Hollywood Canteen
Hollywood Canteen
1944 • as Self
★ 7.3
They Drive by Night
They Drive by Night
1940 • as Hank Dawson (uncredited)
★ 6.9
The Man Who Came to Dinner
The Man Who Came to Dinner
1941 • as Radio Man
★ 6.9
The Last Outpost
The Last Outpost
1951 • as Sam McQuade
★ 5.5
Brother Orchid
Brother Orchid
1940 • as Texas Pearson
★ 6.6
Each Dawn I Die
Each Dawn I Die
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Cry Wolf
Cry Wolf
1947 • as Jackson Laidell
★ 5.9
Wings of the Navy
Wings of the Navy
1939 • as Dan Morrison
★ 6.0
The Blue Veil
The Blue Veil
1951 • as Doctor (Uncredited)
★ 6.6
Nora Prentiss
Nora Prentiss
1947 • as Walter Bailey
★ 6.2
My Reputation
My Reputation
1946 • as Cary Abbott
★ 7.1
Command Decision
Command Decision
1948 • as James Carwood
★ 6.4
Room for One More
Room for One More
1952 • as Harry Foreman
★ 6.5
Invisible Stripes
Invisible Stripes
1939 • as Employment Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.1
Backfire
Backfire
1950 • as Plainclothesman (uncredited)
★ 5.8
Castle on the Hudson
Castle on the Hudson
1940 • as Intake Guard (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Streamline Express
Streamline Express
1935 • as Train Steward (uncredited)
★ 4.7
They Made Me a Criminal
They Made Me a Criminal
1939 • as Charles 'Charlie' Magee (Reporter)
★ 6.2
Dangerously They Live
Dangerously They Live
1941 • as John, Nazi Henchman
★ 5.9
High Wall
High Wall
1947 • as Assistant District Attorney David Wallace (as John Ridgeley)
★ 6.2
Saddle Tramp
Saddle Tramp
1950 • as Slim
★ 6.3
Racket Busters
Racket Busters
1938 • as Yellow Stripe Truck Driver (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Missing Witnesses
Missing Witnesses
1937 • as Train Ticket Clerk (uncredited)
★ 5.5
The Return of Doctor X
The Return of Doctor X
1939 • as Rodgers
★ 6.0
My Bill
My Bill
1938 • as Mr. Martin, Florist
★ 6.4
Navy Blues
Navy Blues
1941 • as 'Jersey'
★ 4.0
'Til We Meet Again
'Til We Meet Again
1940 • as Junior Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.2
Off Limits
Off Limits
1952 • as Lt. Cmdr. Parnell
★ 5.6
Bullet Scars
Bullet Scars
1942 • as Hank O'Connor
★ 6.2
Lady with Red Hair
Lady with Red Hair
1940 • as Actor Playing Paul (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
Confessions of a Nazi Spy
1939 • as Army Hospital Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
The Man Who Talked Too Much
The Man Who Talked Too Much
1940 • as Brooks
★ 6.0
The Wagons Roll at Night
The Wagons Roll at Night
1941 • as Arch
★ 6.4
Fort Osage
Fort Osage
1952 • as Henry Travers
★ 6.0
Once More, My Darling
Once More, My Darling
1949 • as Burke
★ 5.7
The Big Shot
The Big Shot
1942 • as Tim
★ 6.3
Highway West
Highway West
1941 • as Alex, Armored Car Guard
★ 5.8
Task Force
Task Force
1949 • as Dixie Rankin
★ 7.0
Wings for the Eagle
Wings for the Eagle
1942 • as Alec Johnson
★ 5.7
No Time for Comedy
No Time for Comedy
1940 • as Cashier (uncredited)
★ 5.0
God Is My Co-Pilot
God Is My Co-Pilot
1945 • as David 'Tex' Hill
★ 6.9
On Trial
On Trial
1939 • as Radio Announcer (uncredited)
★ 5.5
Going Places
Going Places
1938 • as Desk Clerk
★ 6.3
Here Comes Happiness
Here Comes Happiness
1941 • as Jim
★ 5.0
Secret Service of the Air
Secret Service of the Air
1939 • as Joe LeRoy
★ 5.6
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
Nancy Drew and the Hidden Staircase
1939 • as Reporter
★ 6.8
Pride of the Marines
Pride of the Marines
1945 • as Jim Merchant
★ 6.5
Indianapolis Speedway
Indianapolis Speedway
1939 • as Ted Horn
★ 5.0
The Fighting 69th
The Fighting 69th
1940 • as Moran (uncredited)
★ 5.7
He Couldn't Say No
He Couldn't Say No
1938 • as Man-On-The-Street Reporter
★ 5.5
Smashing the Money Ring
Smashing the Money Ring
1939 • as Policeman (uncredited)
★ 5.2
Danger Signal
Danger Signal
1945 • as Thomas Turner
★ 5.8
You Can't Get Away with Murder
You Can't Get Away with Murder
1939 • as Gas Station Proprietor
★ 5.7
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
1944 • as Julian Cadman
★ 7.0
Million Dollar Baby
Million Dollar Baby
1941 • as Ollie Ward
★ 6.0
Everybody's Hobby
Everybody's Hobby
1939 • as Ranger Mike Morgan
★ 5.7
Thunder in God's Country
Thunder in God's Country
1951 • as Bill Stafford
The Petty Girl
The Petty Girl
1950 • as Patrolman
★ 3.6
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
Nine Lives Are Not Enough
1941 • as Garage Mechanic (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Forbidden Valley
Forbidden Valley
1938 • as Duke Lafferty
★ 6.0
Western Trails
Western Trails
1938 • as Ben McClure
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Mountain Fighters
1943 • as Lt. Evers
Luxury Liner
Luxury Liner
1948 • as Chief Officer Carver
★ 5.2
Angels Wash Their Faces
Angels Wash Their Faces
1939 • as Reporter at Pillory (uncredited)
★ 6.4
Secret Enemies
Secret Enemies
1942 • as John Trent
★ 5.2
The Iron Curtain
The Iron Curtain
1948
★ 5.8
Night Wind
Night Wind
1948 • as Walters
Torrid Zone
Torrid Zone
1940 • as Gardner
★ 6.8
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
Torchy Blane... Playing with Dynamite
1939 • as Reporter at Match
★ 6.0
Father Is A Prince
Father Is A Prince
1940 • as Salesman
★ 5.0
The Man I Love
The Man I Love
1946 • as Roy Otis
★ 6.1
Money and the Woman
Money and the Woman
1940 • as Doctor (uncredited)
★ 3.5
Nancy Drew... Reporter
Nancy Drew... Reporter
1939 • as Beldenburg Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
★ 6.0
That Way with Women
That Way with Women
1947 • as Sam
★ 6.2
Knockout
Knockout
1941 • as Pat Martin
★ 4.4
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
Torchy Blane in Chinatown
1939 • as Officer (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Service with the Colors
Service with the Colors
1940 • as Army Lieutenant (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Private Detective
Private Detective
1939 • as Donald Norton
★ 6.0
Half Angel
Half Angel
1951 • as Tim McCarey
★ 5.6
Steel Against the Sky
Steel Against the Sky
1941 • as Joe (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Sealed Verdict
Sealed Verdict
1948 • as Lance Nissen
★ 5.5
A Child is Born
A Child is Born
1939 • as Intern Going to See Operation (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Strange Alibi
Strange Alibi
1941 • as Tex Alexander (prisoner)
★ 6.6
Women in the Wind
Women in the Wind
1939 • as Salesman (uncredited)
★ 6.8
Alice in Movieland
Alice in Movieland
1940 • as Bill (uncredited)
★ 6.3
Teddy the Rough Rider
Teddy the Rough Rider
1940 • as Reporter
★ 6.7
Naughty But Nice
Naughty But Nice
1939 • as Harry, Hudson's Assistant (uncredited)
★ 6.6
Two Guys from Milwaukee
Two Guys from Milwaukee
1946 • as Mike Collins
★ 4.4
The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
1939 • as Massachusetts Congressman
★ 6.0
Trouble Makers
Trouble Makers
1948 • as 'Silky' Thomas
★ 5.7
Blondes at Work
Blondes at Work
1938 • as Regan
★ 6.1
Hard to Get
Hard to Get
1938 • as Burke
★ 6.0
Saturday's Children
Saturday's Children
1940 • as Mr. MacReady (voice) (uncredited)
★ 6.6
White Banners
White Banners
1938 • as Charles Ellis
★ 5.8
That's My Man
That's My Man
1947 • as Ramsey
★ 6.0
South Sea Sinner
South Sea Sinner
1950 • as Don Williams
★ 5.0
The Patient in Room 18
The Patient in Room 18
1938 • as Jim Warren
★ 4.5
The Lost Volcano
The Lost Volcano
1950 • as Fred Barton
★ 5.2
The Great Mr. Nobody
The Great Mr. Nobody
1941 • as Eddie Williams
★ 5.3
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The Congregation
1952
On Dress Parade
On Dress Parade
1939 • as Fort Lewis Firing Range Sergeant (uncredited)
★ 6.5
Garden of the Moon
Garden of the Moon
1938 • as Sound Control Engineer (uncredited)
★ 6.2
King of the Underworld
King of the Underworld
1939 • as Jerry
★ 6.4
The Spy Ring
The Spy Ring
1938 • as Spy Ring Member (uncredited)
★ 4.5
Torchy Gets Her Man
Torchy Gets Her Man
1938 • as Henchman Bugs
★ 5.6
Torchy Runs for Mayor
Torchy Runs for Mayor
1939 • as Photographer in Mayor's Office (uncredited)
★ 5.7
The Cowboy Quarterback
The Cowboy Quarterback
1939 • as Mr. Walters
★ 5.5
Torchy Blane in Panama
Torchy Blane in Panama
1938 • as Sparks (as John Ridgeley)
★ 5.3
Cowboy from Brooklyn
Cowboy from Brooklyn
1938 • as Beacon Reporter
★ 4.5
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl
1938 • as Simmons - Friday's Film Cutter
★ 6.5
Pal, Canine Detective
Pal, Canine Detective
1950 • as Gary's Father
Flight Angels
Flight Angels
1940 • as Lt. Parsons
★ 4.0
Slapsie Maxie's
Slapsie Maxie's
1939 • as Reporter (uncredited)
★ 5.0
Nancy Drew… Detective
Nancy Drew… Detective
1938 • as Radio Station Technician (uncredited)
★ 6.3
River's End
River's End
1940 • as Jeffers
★ 6.0
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Proceed and Report
1943 • as Murphy's pal
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
Al Jennings of Oklahoma
1951 • as Railroad Detective Dan Hanes
★ 5.0
Kid Nightingale
Kid Nightingale
1939 • as Whitey
★ 5.5
Quiet, Please
Quiet, Please
1939 • as Sears' Assistant (uncredited)
★ 5.3
The Adventures of Jane Arden
The Adventures of Jane Arden
1939 • as Reporter
★ 5.7
Tucson
Tucson
1949 • as Ben
★ 6.0
The Man Without a Country
The Man Without a Country
1937 • as Ship's Officer (uncredited)
★ 5.7
When the Redskins Rode
When the Redskins Rode
1951 • as Christopher Gist
★ 4.7
Beauty on Parade
Beauty on Parade
1950 • as Jeffrey Woodstock
March On, Marines
March On, Marines
1940 • as Hap
★ 2.0
As You Were
As You Were
1951 • as Captain
★ 5.0
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
Skinnay Ennis and His Orchestra
1941 • as Assistant (uncredited)
★ 3.5
Little Miss Thoroughbred
Little Miss Thoroughbred
1938 • as Jim (aka Slug)
★ 4.0
At the Stroke of Twelve
At the Stroke of Twelve
1941 • as Reporter
★ 5.0
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Spills for Thrills
1940 • as Movie Director (uncredited)
★ 6.0
Rookie Fireman
Rookie Fireman
1950 • as Harry Williams
★ 6.0
movie
Pal's Gallant Journey
1951 • as Gary's father